- - The Scala Service is still new - please contact us if your question is not answered on this page - -

         


UK Agfa Scala Service

We offer an independent UK processing service for Agfa Scala film, and also for Europe, Australia and Japan.

Agfa Scala is a professional film which gives rich Black and White slides (transparencies), acclaimed for wide tonal range and a luxurious feel.
The film achieves these elusive effects by a unique reversal process different to anything seen before.

There has been no official processing facility for Scala film in the UK since Agfa ceased supply of the unique Scala Process components in 2005.
Scala film itself is surprisingly still available, supplied from stocks in Germany, and it is possible to buy film dated as far ahead as 2009.
We suspect the film is still being manufactured. The easiest way to find Agfa Scala in the UK is to search on eBay for it.


About Our Processing Service...

UK Service - Process Only - £12.50 per film
(including First Class P&P)

Overseas Service - Process Only - €20 per film (AU$35, ¥3200)
(including Airmail Shipping)

This price includes processing (but not scans or prints), sleeving and postage of one Agfa Scala film, in 35mm or 120 format.

 (We do not yet handle Fomapan R, or Agfa Scala in 5"x4" sheet film format.)

We do handle the older type, Agfa Dia-Direct, but due to its age, this is available only on our 'Old film processing' service.

Currently poor Exchange Rates make sending Agfa Scala from the United States or Canada a prohibitively expensive option.
Please contact us for more information if you are based in these countries, we will be pleased to help you source a laboratory local to you.


More Information
(still to be fully updated...)

  • Turnaround time - Currently occasional batches but we've been a bit overwhelmed with the amount of Scala film coming in,
    and are having a hard time keeping up with demand. We hope soon to be able to run a batch every month.
    We process individually by hand so fast turnaround (like in the good old days!) is not always possible.

  • Push Recommendations - We don't recommend any change of speed above +1 as maximum density is reduced more than we think
    looks acceptable. We can get good results processing as negatives when films are used at +2 (800) or +3 (1600)

  • Scanning and Printing options - We can indeed scan and print from Scala slides - email us for all the options.
    Prints are 4", 5" or 6" machine prints from our own scans, we don't hand-print or produce Cibachromes.

  • Slide Mounting options - Mounting is done by hand (Gepe Glassless or Reflecta CS), and the mounted slides sleeved rather than boxed -
    this looks impressive - a nice presentational touch. Hand-Mounting is £10 per film.

  • Scala Mailers - What to do with them - At present we can't accept Scala Mailers as we are independent. We are discussing the
    possibility of goodwill discounts for those who lost money purchasing these from Agfa or official processing facilities.

  • Other films for Black/White reversal process - Due to lack of time for proper testing, and little interest so far, we
    are not offering slides from Fomapan R or other films (such as FP4+, PanF, Rollei, Tmax, Infra-red).
    Do contact us if you are interested, or want to experiment and help us with testing at a discount rate.

 


WE'VE MOVED! THE NEW ADDRESS FOR POSTING YOUR SCALA FILM IS :

SCALA SERVICE, PO BOX 496, MARGATE, CT9 9EE, ENGLAND
For our UK Customers, please beware of the new Royal Mail postal pricing structure. Most film rolls are over the regulation 2.5cm, and therefore we
recommend that you check the weight and thickness of the package at a Post Office before sending, to avoid underpayment of postage.

For any enquiries about our Agfa Scala service, please email us at info@agfascala.co.uk,
telephone in the UK on (0845) 2244 496 or Write to us with a letter to the address above.

(Our new low-rate number should cost 2-4p/min from UK landlines. For more information, and an
alternative for use with mobile phones or from outside the UK, click here.)

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Click here for a printable PDF Order Form for Scala processing.

Click here to go to our 'Old Film Services' homepage.


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